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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio New Comedy Award 2015

Marcus Brigstocke looks back at 20 years of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ New Comedy Awards, including highlights from the 2015 final.

Marcus Brigstocke looks back at twenty years of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ New Comedy Awards, including highlights from the 2015 final, which took place earlier in the day at London's Comedy Store and was broadcast live on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2.

He also talks to figures that put the awards into context - how long will it be before these bright young talents are part of the comedy firmament? Marcus himself knows that it's a long path to success - he won the awards back in 1996, but Giles Wemmbley-Hogg didn't arrive on Radio 4 until 2002...

Contributors include comedy industry insiders who gave seen new comedians come and go; comedians who have had success despite failing to reach any awards final; a comedian who did well in the competition but gave up nonetheless.

Producer: Ed Morrish
A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Comedy Production.

30 minutes

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Fri 20 Nov 2015 23:00

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  • Fri 20 Nov 2015 23:00